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San Jose

Blow to money laundering: OIJ finds more than US$3 million and detains five people in Chinatown

1 May 2019

Costa Rican authorities gave a financial blow on Tuesday to a money laundering gang operating out of Chinatown in the heart of San Jose,...

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The 5 Best Chinatowns in the World. Costa Rica NOT Among Them!

30 October 2016

(QCOSTARICA) Throughout the world, every metropolitan area hosts cultural enclaves. Little Italy. Japantown. Koreatown. But Chinatowns are something else, set apart by their uniform...

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Since The Opening of Chinatown Two Years Ago, 25 Business Have Closed

26 February 2015

QCOSTARICA - Since the opening of Chinatown (Barrio Chino in Spanish) two years ago in the heart of San José, some 25 businesses have...

Journal

Lack Of Customers Forcing Chinatown Businesses To The Brink of Closure

17 June 2013

Barrio Chino or Chinatown, a commercial area created by the Municipalidad de San José in the Paseo de los Estudiantes, has proven to be...

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Chinatown “Domes” Will Be Thing Of The Past

1 June 2013

The Chief at the city of San José's Works Department, Rodolfo Sancho, confirms that the "domes" or speed bumps of Avenidas 10, 12, 14...

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Chinatown Speed Bumps To Be Demolished Due To “Design Flaw”

5 February 2013

In a little over two months of being in place, the speed bumps in Chinatown are going away due to an "error in design"....

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Costa Rica Has Its Barrio Chino (Chinatown)

6 December 2012

Costa Rica has now joined the list of some 100 countries around the world to have a Chinatown or Barrio Chino as it is...

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Costa Rica’s Barrio Chino (Chinatown) Ready Early

24 November 2012

San José's Barrio Chino (Chinatown) will be ready early on December 5, municipal officials confirm. According to mayor Johnny Araya, in the early hours that...

San Jose

Security and Municipal Police of San José will unite to attack crime in the capital

8 July 2022

QCOSTARICA - The Ministry of Public Security (Ministerio de Seguridad Pública - MSP) and the Municipal Police of San José will sign an agreement...

Entertainment

The Cunning Hippie Killer Who Eluded Authorities With Victims’ Passports

26 April 2021

Q ENTERTAINMENT - In the 1970s, a wave of murders perpetrated by Frenchman Charles Sobhraj shocked Asia. Known as "the Serpent" or "the bikini...

Pura Vida

How the Venezuelan Diaspora Is Leaving Its Mark

29 October 2020

Q24N - The Venezuelan exodus has already surpassed the 5 million mark according to UNHCR estimates, with Latin America, North America, and Europe being...